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  1. #1
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    Default 3b JJ, facing flop c-raise from unknown

    mp opener is bad kinda nit and has 22-88 here about 100% of the time when he minopens
    villain in the bb is absolute unknown, first hand ever against me
    soup standard?

    Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.com

    Hero (Button) ($25)
    SB ($20.66)
    BB ($20)
    UTG ($25.42)
    UTG+1 ($26.14)
    MP1 ($29.13)
    MP2 ($79.57)
    CO ($25.30)

    Preflop: Hero is Button with J, J
    3 folds, MP2 bets $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.30, 1 fold, BB calls $2.05, 1 fold

    Flop: ($5.20) 8, 7, 5 (2 players)
    BB checks, Hero bets $3.50, BB raises to $9, Hero raises to $22.70 (All-In),
  2. #2
    I know everyone's gonna hate this answer because omg vulnerable hand get it in or fold! But I would flat here. It is very obvious what cards we don't like (except for Js, which we block half of and gives us redraw outs anyway, and A is a bit of a sigh), and we can get away from those 12 cards while rarely making a mistake. Sure, we lose the chance at his extra $13.70 on any turn T or higher, but the fact that 1) He gets the money in much more on a safe turn then he does to a 3b shove (in itself makes up for much of the value lost on broadways), 2) we save ourselves half our stack on a bad turn, and 3) we get the money with 8%-ish more equity, which translates into a lot of eV.
  3. #3
    I'm assuming villain is a fish based on non full stack and cold call of 3-bet. That's enough info to make him something more than an unknown imo. I'd be surprised to see anyone who raises 99-TT A8s etc here fold to a flop jam so think that if we're planning on not folding then flop is the place to get the rest in. 6, T, 9, Q, K, A turns happen frequently and defo hurt us by either improving him (yet it's still a guessing game when he ships, with this much already invested folding is bleh on many of these) or by making him reluctant to stack off with worse. I play the same but I'm not thrilled about it, nevertheless given villain is likely bad I'm not folding JJ here, this is the worst hand I'd felt though.
    Last edited by Carroters; 07-19-2013 at 07:57 PM.
  4. #4
    raising over the top here is bad, u either need to flat or fold
  5. #5
    Surviva, I really like how you explain things in some of the recent topics in here (haven't read much deeper than that). It's obvious you're thinking on an entirely different level than I am about this game.
  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by TNreg View Post
    Surviva, I really like how you explain things in some of the recent topics in here (haven't read much deeper than that). It's obvious you're thinking on an entirely different level than I am about this game.
    A humbling thought if there ever was one.

    on the hand, i played something sort of, kind of similar this morn. I'll post it. after surviva, carrot, and m2m, my advice is bleh...
    "We're all just a million little gods causing rainstorms, turning every good thing to rust...."AF
  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by TNreg View Post
    Surviva, I really like how you explain things in some of the recent topics in here (haven't read much deeper than that). It's obvious you're thinking on an entirely different level than I am about this game.
    Unfortunately, I'm not necessarily right a whole lot.
  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by surviva316 View Post
    Unfortunately, I'm not necessarily right a whole lot.
    LOL. That's alright. It's thought provoking at the very least.

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